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minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoWhat kind of service is that, I.e. what are they selling or offering?
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoExperian are a credit reference agency. They give you a little score that lets other creditors know whether you’re a good risk for lending money too, getting a credit card, mortgage, etc.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoAnd you actually have to pay to learn about your own credit rating?
minus-squareberryjam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoAlso, you can freeze your credit so that nobody can open lines of credit in your name without unfreezing it
What kind of service is that, I.e. what are they selling or offering?
Experian are a credit reference agency. They give you a little score that lets other creditors know whether you’re a good risk for lending money too, getting a credit card, mortgage, etc.
And you actually have to pay to learn about your own credit rating?
Also, you can freeze your credit so that nobody can open lines of credit in your name without unfreezing it